When war brake out in I939 Alex Henshaw, flying ace and holder of the record to Cape Town and back, was determined that his peacetime flying skills should be put to the best possible use. He was appointed Chief Test Pilot at Castle Bromwich, the giant Spitfire factory near Birmingham, and under his leadership ihe flying programme continued frum dawn to dusk, despite the often appalling wealher conditions. Sigh For A Merlin is a tale of daring and courage: a blend of superb flying descriptians, maments of deep tragedy, the battle to overcome inertia and inefficiency and, above all, irrepressible high spirits. lt is a must for all flying enthusiasis, and even those wha aren't will find the story of this remarkable aviator compulsive reading.